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and you know, some talk about obama care, and i love that word, because obama does care what it means for the african-american community to have health care where they didn't visit before. it's important to them. so they know that we've got a listening ways to go. but they know that the president has been doing the kinds of things that are important to them to make their lives better. >> i'm sure the pennsylvania supreme court's decision on voter id this week has been a major focus at the cbc gathering. given all the news about the efforts to block the vote in various states this campaign season, how do you fight the temptation among some voters to just stay home given all the challenges they might face at the polls? >> what we do is remind them of what shoulders they stand on. individuals died so that they would stand on line and fight for the right to vote. and we cannot allow someone to take away that right. it's just amazing to me when you think about pennsylvania being one of those states and ohio being another state. >> true. >> i was listening to someone earlier today. those ar
and you know, some talk about obama care, and i love that word, because obama does care what it means for the african-american community to have health care where they didn't visit before. it's important to them. so they know that we've got a listening ways to go. but they know that the president has been doing the kinds of things that are important to them to make their lives better. >> i'm sure the pennsylvania supreme court's decision on voter id this week has been a major focus at the...
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when president obama spoke about this report just in the last hour. take a listen. >> we welcome today's news that our businesses created another 121,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked down, but it's clear to every american that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we've got a lot more work to do. >> cnbc contributor ron insana joins me. predictions say it should be closer to 200,000 jobs gained in the month of march. why were the predictions so bloated and what does it tell us about what to expect for the spring into the summer? >> the trend growth over the last months has been in excess of 200,000 jobs. retail trade shed a relatively large number so that helped bring that number below expectations. it was not a great number and it was not a horrible number, but it was well below it was anticipated and the stock index futures was traded until 9:15 this morning and they traded down 100 points and it was so far below consensus, but we saw the prior two months revised upward, so the data were not all that bad and th
when president obama spoke about this report just in the last hour. take a listen. >> we welcome today's news that our businesses created another 121,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked down, but it's clear to every american that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we've got a lot more work to do. >> cnbc contributor ron insana joins me. predictions say it should be closer to 200,000 jobs gained in the month of march. why were the predictions so...
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can obama serve that role? i'm not really sure, however there is no question that in his speeches he is saying, hey, we need to do something. this is a moment. this is why i'm coming forward. this is why i'm talking about trump. this is a pivotal moment that we got to do something and if we don't, then we're not going to have the same kind of accountability that we need if we don't take control of the house. that is democrats' message. >> and chris, the current president, president trump is good at this stuff, the media wars, the back and forth. can he win this one out? >> he's good at this stuff. but the re-emergence of obama is a reminder that most presidents learn the hard way and that there is a difference between campaigning and governing and when you campaign you divide and disrupt and then you get things done. i think voters in the midterms will ask what is he really got done other than a stock market booming which affects mostly the wealthy and they're getting hurt with health care. so i think that trum
can obama serve that role? i'm not really sure, however there is no question that in his speeches he is saying, hey, we need to do something. this is a moment. this is why i'm coming forward. this is why i'm talking about trump. this is a pivotal moment that we got to do something and if we don't, then we're not going to have the same kind of accountability that we need if we don't take control of the house. that is democrats' message. >> and chris, the current president, president trump...
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the obama strategy is to open all of these field offices. they view it as talking neighbor to neighbor, doing lots of door knocking. they have phone apps. you can dial up who's not been contacted in your area, go out and knock on the door. do it on a very personal level. the republicans are targeting their message for each region of ohio. for instance, the southeast ohio they're really hammering the coal issue. also cultural issues because there are a lot of democrats in southeastern ohio but not many liberal democrats. >> you also say that because of regionality of ohio, 96 field offices, three times the number that romney has, does that mean he can be more segmented in his messaging? >> it does. in some ways that's a little misleading because the romney people are using republican hea headquarters. they have these little offices in a box. they set up instant phone banks, what have you. they're very mobile. they can get around the state. it's two competing things. i guess we'll see on november 7th which is better. >> right. you know ohio se
the obama strategy is to open all of these field offices. they view it as talking neighbor to neighbor, doing lots of door knocking. they have phone apps. you can dial up who's not been contacted in your area, go out and knock on the door. do it on a very personal level. the republicans are targeting their message for each region of ohio. for instance, the southeast ohio they're really hammering the coal issue. also cultural issues because there are a lot of democrats in southeastern ohio but...
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the next four years, if president obama is president obama again, what does the next four years look like in terms of his legislative priorities? >> the next four years is continuing on the path to growing this economy from the middle class out, investing in infrastructure, education, energy, implementing obamacare. there are many aspects left to be implemented so that all americans can fully realize the promise that was built by obamacare. so we are very excited about the next four years should president obama win, and we believe he will. >> thanks so much. appreciate your time on this sunday afternoon. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> everyone remembers the slogan "we like ike," but what does the former military general have in common with president obama? and what can mitt romney learn from him? the man who wrote the book on ike joining us up next. >>> plus, get aggressive or play defense? >> are you ready? >> i'm looking forward to the debates. i'll put it that way. >> we will break down debate strategy with our sunday brain trusts. well, i had all the classic symptoms...
the next four years, if president obama is president obama again, what does the next four years look like in terms of his legislative priorities? >> the next four years is continuing on the path to growing this economy from the middle class out, investing in infrastructure, education, energy, implementing obamacare. there are many aspects left to be implemented so that all americans can fully realize the promise that was built by obamacare. so we are very excited about the next four years...
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a spokesperson for former president obama says, quote, cardinal rule for the obama administration was that no white house official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the justice department. joining me now, ken delaney. i know you have new reporting against the allegations. what you can tell us? >> that's right. justice department correspondent pete williams has spoken to a senior administration official who tells us that he andthers who are in a position to know have no idea what the president is talking about with his allegations that his communications at trump tower were wiretapped by president trump. and further, this official says that the president trump did not consult with law enforcement officials or others who might have known the facts before he engaged in that tweet storm on this this morning. the reason that is important, becauseis wong dering the president said he learned this information. was he communicating to us that he had just been briefed on a highly classified -- >> do you think that's what it is? is it possible maybe something landed on hi
a spokesperson for former president obama says, quote, cardinal rule for the obama administration was that no white house official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the justice department. joining me now, ken delaney. i know you have new reporting against the allegations. what you can tell us? >> that's right. justice department correspondent pete williams has spoken to a senior administration official who tells us that he andthers who are in a position to know...
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the president would install obama care and it's been shown that the cost of obama care per family is about $2,500 more. i would instead repeal obama care and replace obama care with real reforms to bring down the cost of health care and save people money. the president indicated that you're going to see higher taxes under his administration. you already have under obama care. but that will continue. actually the vice president brought out the truth by saying he's going to add about a trillion dollars in taxes and taxes by the way, do not create jobs. raising taxes on people make it harder for enterprises to grow and hire people. i will not raise taxes on small business. i'll not raise taxes on business. i'll not raise taxes on middle-income people, i won't raise taxes at all on the american people. it's a very different approach. when the president was running as a candidate four years ago he looked at the deficits under president bush and found them to be excessive and un-american. and they're about half as large as the ones he's put in place over the last four years. he said he was
the president would install obama care and it's been shown that the cost of obama care per family is about $2,500 more. i would instead repeal obama care and replace obama care with real reforms to bring down the cost of health care and save people money. the president indicated that you're going to see higher taxes under his administration. you already have under obama care. but that will continue. actually the vice president brought out the truth by saying he's going to add about a trillion...
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obama care is law. the democrats have failed to do a particularly good job of helping the people to understand how best they will be served by the law. so on the one hand, we're just frustrated by the inaction politically and the republican stance but also by the democrats' inaction around strategy. >> we heard from another lawmaker earlier this hour, congresswoman from california who indicated -- this has been widely reported as well. this is one of the rare instances in washington where this is not about republicans and democrats. this is about republicans and republicans. this is an existential fight inside the gop. and we're all just sort of forced to watch this fight play out. >> unfortunately, reagan's 11th command was, thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow republican." a lot of sinning going on on capitol hill of watching republicans attack one another. i think they've lost sight of that goal, of winning back the senate. if you looked at the vote in the senate, four vulnerable democrats voted to f
obama care is law. the democrats have failed to do a particularly good job of helping the people to understand how best they will be served by the law. so on the one hand, we're just frustrated by the inaction politically and the republican stance but also by the democrats' inaction around strategy. >> we heard from another lawmaker earlier this hour, congresswoman from california who indicated -- this has been widely reported as well. this is one of the rare instances in washington where...
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obama fear driving social conservatives. conservatives who aren't necessarily enthusiastic about mitt romney but have banded together because they really can't stand the. president is that a good enough strategy to win an election, nia-malika? >> no, it's not a good enough strategy. again, you haven't seen romney be able to grow his base of support beyond those social conservatives, fiscal conservatives, southern republicans. you haven't seen him be able to expand to states like ohio, to states like virginia, to african-americans, to latinos. you'll see him out in los angeles talking to latinos today, but it hasn't been a consistent strategy, and that's why you see these huge gaps among latinos, among women. that's where this election is going to be won or lost. this idea that all of the sudden an social conservative is very ramped up, well, they were probably going to vote for romney anyway. i just don't think this it idea that their fear and hatred, really, of this president is going to be enough to really carry mitt romne
obama fear driving social conservatives. conservatives who aren't necessarily enthusiastic about mitt romney but have banded together because they really can't stand the. president is that a good enough strategy to win an election, nia-malika? >> no, it's not a good enough strategy. again, you haven't seen romney be able to grow his base of support beyond those social conservatives, fiscal conservatives, southern republicans. you haven't seen him be able to expand to states like ohio, to...
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that's something i have never heard president obama say before. but also, it just shows how far he is willing to go to help give concrete marching orders compared to the aspirational marching orders that we got in that final message from congressman lewis. >> mr. capehart, thank you, as always. mr. meacham, thank you, as well. and that aforementioned essay that john lewis wrote just two days before his death and asked "the new york times" to publish on the day of his funeral, the last paragraph, when historians pick up their pens to write the story of the 21st century, let them say that it was your generation who laid down the heavy burdens of hate at last and that peace finally triumphed over violence, aggression, and war so i say to you, walk with the wind, brothers and sisters. and let the spirit of peace and the power of ever-lasting love be your guide. those were congressman lewis' last words to us. that's going to wrap up our special coverage of the funeral service for congressman lewis. we hand our coverage over to our colleague, chuck todd
that's something i have never heard president obama say before. but also, it just shows how far he is willing to go to help give concrete marching orders compared to the aspirational marching orders that we got in that final message from congressman lewis. >> mr. capehart, thank you, as always. mr. meacham, thank you, as well. and that aforementioned essay that john lewis wrote just two days before his death and asked "the new york times" to publish on the day of his funeral,...
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will he talk to president obama? white house officials right not being fairly tight-lipped on that matter. not telling us if there are any meetings scheduled at this point in time. they, again, call this a working vacation and say that staffers are working on this behind the scenes. melissa? >> hang on just a second. let me bring in nbc news political editor diminico montenero. what do you think about the majority leader flying all the way to hawaii? >> i think they realized they have three options, small deal, a big deal or go over the cliff, and right now the most likely scenario is a small deal. something that puts us past the fiscal cliff but then brings the fiscal issues into the new year which has a lot of potholes for the president. has a lot of things to get done on his legislative agenda, so worried about how going over the cliff might impact the economy immediately. >> who is more likely to take the blame if we do go over this cliff? >> that's a lot of what we're seeing. that's why you see john boehner talk
will he talk to president obama? white house officials right not being fairly tight-lipped on that matter. not telling us if there are any meetings scheduled at this point in time. they, again, call this a working vacation and say that staffers are working on this behind the scenes. melissa? >> hang on just a second. let me bring in nbc news political editor diminico montenero. what do you think about the majority leader flying all the way to hawaii? >> i think they realized they...
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parts of the elector that was pro obama have become lead obama. his leads among hispanics went up. for mitt romney, same thing, though. where he was already fairly strong, he's gotten stronger among white independents. it had been more of a 50/50 split. his numbers have gone up. and among other groups that have been strong for him already, his leads have expanded. what you're seeing is a hardening of the base. but i have to tell you, thomas, there's a couple numbers i want to point out. where you see the polarization seeping into the answers to big questions. so, for instance, we ask, is the economy recovering? while it was interesting, 51% said it was recovering. 41% said it wasn't. when you look at the split, 75% of americans said that it's recovering. only 29% of republicans said the economy is recovering. it was even more of a partisan split on the issue of role of government which arguably is really the big debate here. should government be doing more or less? 49/47 split. it looks like a battleground poll rather than a question on an issue. it was 75% of democrats saying that
parts of the elector that was pro obama have become lead obama. his leads among hispanics went up. for mitt romney, same thing, though. where he was already fairly strong, he's gotten stronger among white independents. it had been more of a 50/50 split. his numbers have gone up. and among other groups that have been strong for him already, his leads have expanded. what you're seeing is a hardening of the base. but i have to tell you, thomas, there's a couple numbers i want to point out. where...
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we have new reaction from president obama. we will tell you about that straight ahead. >>> and what's big idea on this saturday? an invention by texas college students that could very well save the lives of children in the developing world. [ male announcer ] citi is over 200 years old. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our history matter to you? because for more than two centuries, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. ♪ and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and the next great idea could be yours. what that's great. it won't take long, will it? nah. okay. this, won't take long will it? no, not at all. how many of these can we do on our budget? more than you think. didn't take very long, did it? this spring, dig in and save. that's nice. post it. already did. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. keep you yard your own with your choice
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obama '04? there was some people that thought he was off to a slow start but got the crowd going. >> he started nervous when he began the delivery. afterwards, thomas, a lot of the buzz out there was that had michelle obama not delivered that speech last night, castro would have been the star of the night. he delivered really an incredible speech i do think it had echos of barack obama in 2004. he's clearly a rising star in the party. i have to tell you, i think julian castro is in reality what republicans want marco rubio to be. he has a genuine american story and talked about humble beginnings in a way that was so passionate and real and with such sin seert even the slow start, it was real. he was incredible. i think the democratic party have found their future star. ted strickland, duval patrick, other than michelle obama delivered performances. >> with the castro brothers, you get two for one. >> they are twins. >> there are two of them. real fast, chip and chris, i want to get on the record
obama '04? there was some people that thought he was off to a slow start but got the crowd going. >> he started nervous when he began the delivery. afterwards, thomas, a lot of the buzz out there was that had michelle obama not delivered that speech last night, castro would have been the star of the night. he delivered really an incredible speech i do think it had echos of barack obama in 2004. he's clearly a rising star in the party. i have to tell you, i think julian castro is in...
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remember, the obama administration has been talking about this issue since the summer. and the trump transition team says they will assess after their intelligence briefing next week. and in some ways it does give trump the opportunity to kind of take a step back, hit the pause button for a minute and say, you know, the intelligence community presented a compelling argument, here's what i've learned, this is what i think now. but given his recent tweets, given everything that we know about his position on russia so far, that does seem unlikely, even for a person who is known to surprise us a bit. but it will be interesting to see, you know, what new comes out of that meeting given that they have been briefed for several months now. >> we're all looking forward to that meeting to hearing something in detail as to what new is out there. pema, when it comes to tossing out the russian diplomats, is there any clear strategy from the obama white house? there is not many days left with this administration. so what is the move? what is the move next? >> yeah, i think that this
remember, the obama administration has been talking about this issue since the summer. and the trump transition team says they will assess after their intelligence briefing next week. and in some ways it does give trump the opportunity to kind of take a step back, hit the pause button for a minute and say, you know, the intelligence community presented a compelling argument, here's what i've learned, this is what i think now. but given his recent tweets, given everything that we know about his...
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i'm first lady michelle obama. i would like to invite the readers of "parents" magazine to join me in making small but very important changes to help us live a healthier life. >> dana, good to have you here. ipad friendly. right? >> to point out to everybody. >> yes. >> so you conducted this one on one interview with the first lady several weeks ago. let's talk about not only did you discuss her leadership style but why she feels so passionate about wanting to take on this mantle of addressing what is a national crisis for so many people, childhood obesity? >> i think the obamas have -- been a lot of instances where they said that something is personal and it is also sort of national. and this is the case. you know, i think her awareness as they told white house we first interviewed them four years ago of weight and childhood obesity was first something that started in the family and then sort of spread from there. you don't have to look far. the institute of medicine released a report last week showing what a huge
i'm first lady michelle obama. i would like to invite the readers of "parents" magazine to join me in making small but very important changes to help us live a healthier life. >> dana, good to have you here. ipad friendly. right? >> to point out to everybody. >> yes. >> so you conducted this one on one interview with the first lady several weeks ago. let's talk about not only did you discuss her leadership style but why she feels so passionate about wanting to...
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even president obama -- >> okay. i got it now. >> president obama said he wouldn't bring down corporate tax rates. >> in order to get some people that outsource jobs, took advantage of loopholes at the expense of americans that were working. >> what loopholes? >> we need to lure them, bribe them back into bringing back money they made from us in the first place and that's good government? >> no, this is money they made overseas that we would like them to bring to the u.s. >> but they're american companies that should have -- >> they're global companies. >> in many cases should never have had the right to go overseas, using loop holes and enjoy what they do in america. we need to bring them back, but at the same rate that other americans have to here. congressman istook, we have to go. >> and paying international taxes on international income. >> they should pay the same rate as everyone else. >> that's right, on their income that's made here. >> well, we can go into a whole other segment. i'm outtime. but we can talk
even president obama -- >> okay. i got it now. >> president obama said he wouldn't bring down corporate tax rates. >> in order to get some people that outsource jobs, took advantage of loopholes at the expense of americans that were working. >> what loopholes? >> we need to lure them, bribe them back into bringing back money they made from us in the first place and that's good government? >> no, this is money they made overseas that we would like them to...
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i, barack hussein obama do solemnly swear -- >> i, barack hussein obama, do s solemnly swear -- >> to execute the office of the president of the united states -- >> to execute the office of the president of the united states -- >> will protect and preserve and defend the constitution of the united states. >> will protect and preserve the constitution of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> thank you, mr. chief justice. >>> we have team coverage of the 57th presidential inauguration, and luke russert is with us on the washington mall, but we start with peter alexander on the north lawn of the white house this afternoon. pete, we know that the first family attended the historic metropolitan church this morning, and what are they up to right now? >> well, they get some quiet time together as a family which compared to the hundreds of thousands of people now converging on the capitol ahead of tomorrow's public swearing in and the presidential address, the inaugural address to take place, we believe they are here at the white house right now. we have a good look at s
i, barack hussein obama do solemnly swear -- >> i, barack hussein obama, do s solemnly swear -- >> to execute the office of the president of the united states -- >> to execute the office of the president of the united states -- >> will protect and preserve and defend the constitution of the united states. >> will protect and preserve the constitution of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> thank you, mr. chief justice....
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president obama is on our side. we have to make sure he gets four more years to make more progress. >> in addition, the pro-obama super pac committed to spending $4 million on targeted ads. joining me is nbc latino contributor and a "usa today" columnist. the new gallup poll is showing what's taking place within the community. the majority identifying as independents. 51% is independents rather than going left or right. democrat or republican. does this mean the vote is more up for grabs than the president's 40-point lead would suggest? >> not necessarily. if you look at the numbers for registered voters, it's still 52% leaning democratic. the trend is towards obama, but he haswo challenges. number is to keep the momentum going with latinos. they favor the health care act and favor his deportation policy and appreciate that he challenged arizona's law. that's half the challenge. the picture part is a little harder. that is mobilizing and getting them to turn out on election day. if you think of the numbers as say th
president obama is on our side. we have to make sure he gets four more years to make more progress. >> in addition, the pro-obama super pac committed to spending $4 million on targeted ads. joining me is nbc latino contributor and a "usa today" columnist. the new gallup poll is showing what's taking place within the community. the majority identifying as independents. 51% is independents rather than going left or right. democrat or republican. does this mean the vote is more up...
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they lost the obama care fight. they lost at the ballot box, in congress, in the supreme court and at the ballot box again. if they can't move on and come up with a positive agenda, they're not going to get very far. >> quickly to viviana. >> this ad is all kinds of wrong. i think what's really sad about this for the gop is that there really are some great ideas in the gop about how to make the health care, the affordable health care act better. for example, allow competition between states. consumers to buy, for example, from california in rhode island, to make it cheaper, to make it better for consumers. you're not hearing those smart ideas. you're just getting stuck in this kinds of a distraction of an ad that is incredibly offensive not just to women but really it should be to all americans. >> james, any upside to this? >> there's no upside to these kinds of ads. we just need to remind republicans, remind the american people that essentially the affordable care act already has what viviana was talking about alr
they lost the obama care fight. they lost at the ballot box, in congress, in the supreme court and at the ballot box again. if they can't move on and come up with a positive agenda, they're not going to get very far. >> quickly to viviana. >> this ad is all kinds of wrong. i think what's really sad about this for the gop is that there really are some great ideas in the gop about how to make the health care, the affordable health care act better. for example, allow competition...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? open enrollment is here. the time to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so call to enroll in a plan that could give you the benefits and stability you're looking for, an aarp medicarecomplete plan insured through unitedhealthcare. what makes it complete? it can combines medicare parts a and b, which is your hospital and doctor coverage with part d prescription drug coverage, and more, all in one simple plan starting at a zero dollar monthly premium -- no more than what you already pay for medicare part b. an aarp medicarecomplete plan offers you benefits like an annual physical, preventive screenings and immunizations for a $0 copay. you'll also have the flexibility to change doctors from a network of providers dedicated to helping you stay healthy. there's more. when you enroll in an aarp medicarecomplete pl
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and both president obama and tt romney will address the gathering tuesday. jennifer, this is going to present an opportunity for the candidates to perhaps talk about some issues that they might not get to discuss on the campaign trail. who has the advantage here? >> well, i think that it depends how they use that time. they can use that to talk about their own foreign policy or use it to critique the other guy's foreign policy, and it is a good setting for both of them. in particular, i think that the president with the evolving story on libya has some real foreign policy problems and he may want to address and defend his own middle eastern policies and may want to use that time. >> ann, if you were addressing governor romney, what would you tell him to use that time for? >> he needs to use that time to tell the american public where he stands on the issues. so far he has been vague. and on afghanistan we know he agrees with the president's time line for withdrawal of 2014 and he says he would not have addressed it publicly, but beyond that we don't know too
and both president obama and tt romney will address the gathering tuesday. jennifer, this is going to present an opportunity for the candidates to perhaps talk about some issues that they might not get to discuss on the campaign trail. who has the advantage here? >> well, i think that it depends how they use that time. they can use that to talk about their own foreign policy or use it to critique the other guy's foreign policy, and it is a good setting for both of them. in particular, i...
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unlike president obama, we live by a different motto. it's called promises made, promises kept. >> then there is florida, one of the most watched states. president obama there last night to push democrats for senator and governor. it's a state the president will visit later today. gop governor rick scott trails bill nelson by two points. >>> here to discuss what is expected to be an exhilarating 72 hours is julie manchester, reporter for "the hill" and kevin surly with "bloomberg." great to have you here. >> thank you. >> vice president mike pence seems to have a different idea. here's what he told your paper. >> i think we're going expand our majority in the united states senate, and i think we're going to hold our republican majority in the house of representatives. that being said, there is certainly common ground, areas that we can work that the president has laid out. >> so, julia, what is he basing his comment on, and is there really any common ground with the democrats? because it doesn't feel like it now. >> he's trying to take c
unlike president obama, we live by a different motto. it's called promises made, promises kept. >> then there is florida, one of the most watched states. president obama there last night to push democrats for senator and governor. it's a state the president will visit later today. gop governor rick scott trails bill nelson by two points. >>> here to discuss what is expected to be an exhilarating 72 hours is julie manchester, reporter for "the hill" and kevin surly with...
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and out west in nevada, obama, 49%, romney, 47%. but while the president holds the overall edge, voters seem less sure as to which candidate would do a better job fixing the economy. in new hampshire, 49% believe that the president would do a better job than mitt romney. 46% believe that mitt romney would do a better job. in north carolina, 47% think that mitt romney's the man to fix the economy, slightly ahead of president obama there who's at 46%. and back out to nevada, 46% think that mitt romney will do a better job, and 47% in nevada think the president can better handle the problems in the economy. that's a question of particular interest in nevada, with of course the housing crisis being at its worst there and unemployment also being above the national average. so does mitt romney have time to make up the difference when it comes to the horse race? here's what nate silver, "the new york times" numbers guru and keeper of the famous 538 blog told nbc's david gregory for the press pass. >> you haven't it now, and that was damagi
and out west in nevada, obama, 49%, romney, 47%. but while the president holds the overall edge, voters seem less sure as to which candidate would do a better job fixing the economy. in new hampshire, 49% believe that the president would do a better job than mitt romney. 46% believe that mitt romney would do a better job. in north carolina, 47% think that mitt romney's the man to fix the economy, slightly ahead of president obama there who's at 46%. and back out to nevada, 46% think that mitt...
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obama has embraced some of mr. bush's approaches to counterterrorism right down to a secret legal memo authorizing presidential action unfettered by outside forces." why do you think president obama's adopted some of the bush administration's approaches to counterterrorism? >> well, you know, i'm not sure i see the parallel to the extent that this article implies. i think obama's been extremely careful in circumscribing the use of force. we made mistakes in the bush era at first, arrested u.s. citizens, held them, we made some mistakes, torture being the worst of the lot. so, i think the obama team's been mindful of that. they're trying to be careful. but at the end of the day, better you take soldiers out of afghanistan and iraq and allow the agency and the fbi to operate overseas. so, again, we ought to be careful. don't circumscribe the ability of the president of the united states to keep us safe, but do have congressional oversight. >> general barry mccaffrey, we will leave it there. thank you. appreciate your
obama has embraced some of mr. bush's approaches to counterterrorism right down to a secret legal memo authorizing presidential action unfettered by outside forces." why do you think president obama's adopted some of the bush administration's approaches to counterterrorism? >> well, you know, i'm not sure i see the parallel to the extent that this article implies. i think obama's been extremely careful in circumscribing the use of force. we made mistakes in the bush era at first,...
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so i think president obama is right. test this, see if the iranians are willing to make on paper and in negotiations the type of compromises that are necessary in order -- we need to see actions, not just words. >> ambassador ginsburg, for the ayatollah in a lot of ways, this is a win-win. if talks go well, they could see an easing of sanctions. if they don't go well, he can go back to railing against the united states. what are the potential risks and benefits for the united states? >> well, the risks obviously if iran continues its nuclear program and there's verification by outside agencies like the atomic energy agency that it's continuing to enrich sufficient uranium above the peaceful threshold, which is 20% and at the same time building a nuclear weapon or at least beginning to appear to be building a nuclear weapon, that's going to put the united states on a collision course with iran as well as israel. remember also the sanctions, the economic sanctions of the obama administration and the rest of the world has i
so i think president obama is right. test this, see if the iranians are willing to make on paper and in negotiations the type of compromises that are necessary in order -- we need to see actions, not just words. >> ambassador ginsburg, for the ayatollah in a lot of ways, this is a win-win. if talks go well, they could see an easing of sanctions. if they don't go well, he can go back to railing against the united states. what are the potential risks and benefits for the united states?...
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obama has got to address that. he's also going to have to do something else in wisconsin that he hasn't done as much of, although he did a little in iowa recently. that is talk about farm and rural policy. in these states in the upper midwest, there are a lot of democratic potential voters in rural areas. they have to be addressed. >> let's take a look at the money being spent there in wisconsin right now. the obama campaign is actually outspending the romney campaign. there's the figure right there. $668,000 to $370,000. when you throw in all that super pac money, here's the real story. almost $8 million by the romney campaign versus just shy of $4 million by the obama campaign. it looks like all that money is having quite the impact, no? >> that's right. i think it is having an back. it seems to me that there were a couple states they could have put in play. one of which was wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania. seems like they've seeded the ground in those two big, big states. wisconsin seems like it's still in pla
obama has got to address that. he's also going to have to do something else in wisconsin that he hasn't done as much of, although he did a little in iowa recently. that is talk about farm and rural policy. in these states in the upper midwest, there are a lot of democratic potential voters in rural areas. they have to be addressed. >> let's take a look at the money being spent there in wisconsin right now. the obama campaign is actually outspending the romney campaign. there's the figure...
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president obama is sending contradicta arory messages. if congress votes against the military action, it will mean the american people don't want to help the syrian people. melissa, this really gets to the core of obama's democrilemma. he wants to punish assad but not so much the assad regime falls and leaves a vacuum of something worse like al qaeda. it's difficult and dangerous balancing act. perhaps the best news of the day is it looks like obama and russian president vladimir putin will meet during next week's g-20 summit in st. petersburg, russia, and syria, we understand, will very much now be on the agenda. will it be a moment to reset relations and see a breakthrough on syria? not likely. >> jim maceda near the syrian border in turkey. thank you. >>> joining me now is maryland senator ben cardin, member of the senate foreign relations committee. thank you for joining me. your committee will hold a hearing on syria this tuesday. will you attend and what do you expect -- who do you expect will be testifying? >> i will be there and i
president obama is sending contradicta arory messages. if congress votes against the military action, it will mean the american people don't want to help the syrian people. melissa, this really gets to the core of obama's democrilemma. he wants to punish assad but not so much the assad regime falls and leaves a vacuum of something worse like al qaeda. it's difficult and dangerous balancing act. perhaps the best news of the day is it looks like obama and russian president vladimir putin will...
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but i have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do. >> president obama, president obama back in washington today after a pair of campaign events in wisconsin, saturday, at a fundraiser, the president criticizing mitt romney for describing 47% of americans as victims this morning on nbc's "meet the press," senator kelly ayotte, republican from new hampshire, pushed back. >> that certainly was a political analysis at a fundraiser, but it's not a governing philosophy. he absolutely has a vision for 100% of america. and that's very different from this president. >> more on all of these stories in our next two hours. sunday afternoon here we are, no one probably happier to see a new week begin than mitt romney. he's got a targeted itinerary of campaign sweeps, speeches and swing states this coming week, nbc campaign embed, derrick hick in los angeles with the candidate, about to board a plane for colorado so he's joining us by phone. garrett, i understand mr. rot romney spent the earlier part of the day in debate prep. what can you tell us about that? >> that's correct. governor romney's arrive
but i have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do. >> president obama, president obama back in washington today after a pair of campaign events in wisconsin, saturday, at a fundraiser, the president criticizing mitt romney for describing 47% of americans as victims this morning on nbc's "meet the press," senator kelly ayotte, republican from new hampshire, pushed back. >> that certainly was a political analysis at a fundraiser, but it's not a governing philosophy. he...
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president obama brought it back with a vengeance. president clinton made efforts to reform welfare as we know it. but president obama's trying to tirelessly expand the welfare state with more promises and more programs, more benefits, more spending. >> so this might be some newfound clinton love there from mitt romney. can he effectively use this to his benefit moving forward? >> absolutely not, this is just ridiculous on the part of mitt romney. the fact is that he doesn't support the policies that bill clinton implemented. he supports the policies that george bush implemented. and george bush had the worst job creation record of any president. that's based off -- "the wall street journal" said that. he can try to get points with independents. but the fact is, the policies are the issue at stake. and the policies he could be -- he is so different from bill clinton, it shouldn't even be a question. >> doug, susan and richard, thanks to all three of you. great to have you here. >>> so dick lugar's 36-year career in the senate is over.
president obama brought it back with a vengeance. president clinton made efforts to reform welfare as we know it. but president obama's trying to tirelessly expand the welfare state with more promises and more programs, more benefits, more spending. >> so this might be some newfound clinton love there from mitt romney. can he effectively use this to his benefit moving forward? >> absolutely not, this is just ridiculous on the part of mitt romney. the fact is that he doesn't support...
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and he said obama administration official said they choked. and so digging into some of the inner consideration during the obama end of their time here, when this he awareness of the russian meddling and figuring out what steps to take and the election was going on there were officials that said they didn't want to tip the scales but concerned about retaliation from russia working through those options. they did talk about it publicly. but the article said that there were some who felt they should have done more and the president is quickly grabbing on to that. but he's also talking about health care. which is something we've talked about today. and is a big deadline for this white house and the republican senate where they are going to consider their version of an obamacare and so the president using polite pressure saying i cannot imagine that these very fine republican senators would allow the american people to suffer a broken obamacare any longer. so that is his way of trying to remind republicans that they all campaigned for multiple cyc
and he said obama administration official said they choked. and so digging into some of the inner consideration during the obama end of their time here, when this he awareness of the russian meddling and figuring out what steps to take and the election was going on there were officials that said they didn't want to tip the scales but concerned about retaliation from russia working through those options. they did talk about it publicly. but the article said that there were some who felt they...
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reaction from president obama. history will record and judge the enormous impact that this singular figure on the people and around the world. from president-elect trump, castro leaves a legacy of firing squads and unimaginable suffering. hello, i'm sheinelle jones at msnbc headquarters and we're tracking wide ranging reaction to the death of fidel castro. the top republican in the house says that with fidel castro's death, "the cruelty and oppression of his regime should die with him." house speaker paul ryan says there is much left to do to bring freedom to the cuban people. russian politicians and citizens laid flowers in tribute. president vladimir putin issued a statement offering condolences to the cuban people. putin also called castro a sincere and reliable friend of russia. shouts of long live free cuba fill the streets of miami's little havana community. some cuban-americans waiting a long time for this moment. >> this flag was draped over our grandfather's casket over 46 years ago and my uncle, their fat
reaction from president obama. history will record and judge the enormous impact that this singular figure on the people and around the world. from president-elect trump, castro leaves a legacy of firing squads and unimaginable suffering. hello, i'm sheinelle jones at msnbc headquarters and we're tracking wide ranging reaction to the death of fidel castro. the top republican in the house says that with fidel castro's death, "the cruelty and oppression of his regime should die with...
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. >>> plus, president obama's good-bye. he'll be going to his hometown of chicago tomorrow to deliver his last address as commander in chief. i'll talk more about that and more with white house press secretary josh earnest who will join me for a live interview in minutes. >>> two big stories in florida. breaking news. orlando police hunting the gunman who murdered a police officer. >>> the iraq war veteran arrested in the shooting at ft. lauderdale airport in the courtroom for the first time. >>> nine cabinet-level hearings expected this week, beginning with senator jeff sessions' con dpir mags hearing. democrats crying foul over the head-spinning schedule after the government ethics office complained it didn't have time to fully vet nominees. this as nbc news confirms the president-elect's son-in-law jared kushner will be made senior white house adviser. kushner has already indicated he will resign and divest from his family's sprawling real estate empire. mr. trump making two impromptu appearances outside trump tower. he
. >>> plus, president obama's good-bye. he'll be going to his hometown of chicago tomorrow to deliver his last address as commander in chief. i'll talk more about that and more with white house press secretary josh earnest who will join me for a live interview in minutes. >>> two big stories in florida. breaking news. orlando police hunting the gunman who murdered a police officer. >>> the iraq war veteran arrested in the shooting at ft. lauderdale airport in the...
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you have president obama who provided warnings. you have people inside the trump campaign and the future administration that warned about this. and yet none of them, none of those cautions were taken on by president trump. and yet this morning he's trying to put blame on president obama who actually fired general flynn. so it doesn't matter where the warning came from, president trump didn't seem to want to hear it. >> greg, as you reported over the weekend, top transition officials were so alarmed that flynn didn't understand the russian ambassador's motives. they asked top obama administration officials for the cia's profile on ambassador kislyak. you do wonder what answers they were looking for, and didn't they already have some suggestion about this given what we're learning? >> i think these were officials part of the initial trump transition team. they were trying to make michael flynn snap out of it. he was talking about meetings with the russian ambassador. these are people sitting around the table with him saying, seriousl
you have president obama who provided warnings. you have people inside the trump campaign and the future administration that warned about this. and yet none of them, none of those cautions were taken on by president trump. and yet this morning he's trying to put blame on president obama who actually fired general flynn. so it doesn't matter where the warning came from, president trump didn't seem to want to hear it. >> greg, as you reported over the weekend, top transition officials were...
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did barack obama do enough? the structural forces in this campaign still favor obama. did he do enough to stabilize it? >> nice picture there, by the way. >> i appreciate it. >> if you guys had a daily operation -- >> we're online. got tons of stuff coming up. "facts did matter afterall." i like that because it works no matter who wins. if obama fact checks the hell out of mitt romney, facts did matter. if romney punches back and says, what's going on in benghazi, what's going on with biden's explanati explanation, that will reflect on the president. >> that was a pretty picture of you as well. thank you all so much. i do appreciate your time. we'll be back here next weekend. we'll do it on saturday at 2:00 eastern live here on msnbc, the place for politics. have a fantastic sunday afternoon. [ male announcer ] behold the joy, bliss and total delight that can only come from having someone else pay your mortgage for an entire year... this is what you'll experience if you win the quicken loans skip-a-year mortgage sweepstakes. up to five winners will get to skip a year o
did barack obama do enough? the structural forces in this campaign still favor obama. did he do enough to stabilize it? >> nice picture there, by the way. >> i appreciate it. >> if you guys had a daily operation -- >> we're online. got tons of stuff coming up. "facts did matter afterall." i like that because it works no matter who wins. if obama fact checks the hell out of mitt romney, facts did matter. if romney punches back and says, what's going on in...
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we've seen the boehner-obama relationship fizzle. we've seen the reid-mcconnell relationship fizzle. there is no relationship to speak of between boehner and pelosi. so these are the two guys to watch and i've always told people, if you want a prediction of when a deal will be cut, wait for mitch mcconnell to release his prediction of what will be in the deal and you'll know the deal is within 24 hours of being made. >> i was waiting on you to recount the conversation that happened between speaker boehner and harry reid in the white house lobby. i'm glad you did not do that even though this is cable. >> it's a family show and now everybody goes to the internet to see what he said. thank you so much. ed o'keefe, jonathan allen, i appreciate you two. >> take care. >>> still to come, after years of denial, there are reports that lance armstrong may finally admit to doping. the full storing come up. >>> if barack obama was somehow able to cure hunger in the world the republicans would blame him for overpopulation. they understand that if
we've seen the boehner-obama relationship fizzle. we've seen the reid-mcconnell relationship fizzle. there is no relationship to speak of between boehner and pelosi. so these are the two guys to watch and i've always told people, if you want a prediction of when a deal will be cut, wait for mitch mcconnell to release his prediction of what will be in the deal and you'll know the deal is within 24 hours of being made. >> i was waiting on you to recount the conversation that happened...
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they're for president obama. they have a pretty upbeat attitude about what's going to happen next, especially if president obama wins a second term. but then we have two republican-leaning groups, a big one is called the thriving. this is our youngest group, highest educated, highest income. these people are very confident that things are getting better and are going to get better for them. and they are by a big margin going for mitt romney for president. their big concern, the federal deficit and the debt. the last group, this is a group we called the downbeats. they're core republicans, most of them very conservative, churchgoing group, almost entirely white. they think the country's gone way off the tracks and the only way it gets fixed is if mitt romney gets elected in november, by 80% of them say they'll vote for him in november. >> as we talk about the issue of mitt romney and the president going after his time at bain capital and where it falls into the election itself as being categorized as the best reas
they're for president obama. they have a pretty upbeat attitude about what's going to happen next, especially if president obama wins a second term. but then we have two republican-leaning groups, a big one is called the thriving. this is our youngest group, highest educated, highest income. these people are very confident that things are getting better and are going to get better for them. and they are by a big margin going for mitt romney for president. their big concern, the federal deficit...
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and obama campaign supporter. it's great to have you here. as you hear what scott says and as a former navy s.e.a.l. and pentagon official, what do you think the damage that the leaks have done to the president and his administration? >> well, you know, it's interesting that we do agree that operational security is an absolutely critical, critical issue and needs the upmost care and focus. but i would say that the disclosure video that is out there, it's not only misguided ins approach but also less than intellectually honest in its delivery. i've never seen a speech so heavily edited as they put in there, the president's speech. i would ask each viewer to go out and actually watch the president's speech again and see what he said. because, again, i agree with their viewpoint that operation security is absolutely critical and important but not the way they are going about it. the interesting thing about operational security, it takes -- if you look at many innocuous pieces and they are put together, could frequently lead to sensitive or criti
and obama campaign supporter. it's great to have you here. as you hear what scott says and as a former navy s.e.a.l. and pentagon official, what do you think the damage that the leaks have done to the president and his administration? >> well, you know, it's interesting that we do agree that operational security is an absolutely critical, critical issue and needs the upmost care and focus. but i would say that the disclosure video that is out there, it's not only misguided ins approach...
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romney attacks the president obama's handling of the economy and jobs and president obama claims credit for reviving the economy and creating these new jobs. is the economy the safest bet for mitt romney to go after for his campaign? he should stick to what he knows? >> he should absolutely stick to the economy. the economy is the main issue for the selection. unless god forbid something bad happen this is in the national security front, it will be the economy. and with unemployment above 8% for three years now, the gdp numbers being awful for this last report coming out last week, mitt romney has to keep going out and they're saying i've been successful in the public and private section tore, this president has not been successful as president 38 back to the auto industry. it's 180,000 jobs later than in 2008. overwhelming majority of those jobs lost were nonunion workers. if you look at the basis of what actually happened with auto bailout, it was really just a deal that he had between the president and uaw. >> but it's thriving. you have to admit that it is thrive williing and this i
romney attacks the president obama's handling of the economy and jobs and president obama claims credit for reviving the economy and creating these new jobs. is the economy the safest bet for mitt romney to go after for his campaign? he should stick to what he knows? >> he should absolutely stick to the economy. the economy is the main issue for the selection. unless god forbid something bad happen this is in the national security front, it will be the economy. and with unemployment above...
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and the obama team has got to be saying this is great. this is going move romney further to the right and make it harder on his resources and give them more of a chance to make their case. so, this is a good scenario for the obama camp but it's also an opportunity for the conservatives to make sure that they get out of mitt romney what they want if he is going to be the nominee. >> a lot of pundits talking yesterday saying no matter ghaps iowa it makes sense for everyone to continue on, most people probably would continue on. however, now we're seeing the fact that here we are the day after it's narrowed down, eliminating rick perry and michele bachmann, not officially yet, but here we have this. so where would bachmann's weight go from here on out? >> it depends if she gets together with perry and gingrich. i think that this is a very poor showing by newt gingrich yesterday in iowa. i mean, newt gingrich has one of most, you know, spread out, most publicized names in all of american politics over the last 20 years and all he could do is
and the obama team has got to be saying this is great. this is going move romney further to the right and make it harder on his resources and give them more of a chance to make their case. so, this is a good scenario for the obama camp but it's also an opportunity for the conservatives to make sure that they get out of mitt romney what they want if he is going to be the nominee. >> a lot of pundits talking yesterday saying no matter ghaps iowa it makes sense for everyone to continue on,...
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is this ad pro-obama or anti-obama? what's your take? >> pro-obama. certainly pro-obama bailout of the auto sector. you know, i know -- i was wondering what did it -- what did chrysler pay clint eastwood to get him to be pro auto bailout. but we love the tough talk, don't we? >> a lot of people thought maybe that was a movie trailer, but it turned out to be a commercial. i saw the reverend al this morning on "morning joe" saying, this said to him it's halftime in the obama presidency and we need to come back for the second half. >> well, i think that's right. but i saw it as pro-america the same way the chrysler ad frankly last year and of you got to love it when eminem and clint eastwood are on the same page. and again, remember in the obama record, that is going to be a very important message in places like michigan and ohio where individuals and communities know that their jobs were saved by the actions that this president took. >> buy american, buy american all the time. great to see you both this morning. thanks so much. >> thanks, thomas. >> abs
is this ad pro-obama or anti-obama? what's your take? >> pro-obama. certainly pro-obama bailout of the auto sector. you know, i know -- i was wondering what did it -- what did chrysler pay clint eastwood to get him to be pro auto bailout. but we love the tough talk, don't we? >> a lot of people thought maybe that was a movie trailer, but it turned out to be a commercial. i saw the reverend al this morning on "morning joe" saying, this said to him it's halftime in the obama...
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>> i think that was just obama being obama. none of us are perfect and we all have a sense of ourselves and he has a sense of himself. and it was david axelrod asking the question, so it was his friend. that's when he should have been on guard for and just passed on that. that would have been the smarter thing to do. >> your take, rick? >> that's right, when you're talking to friends, you tend to let your guard down. but barack obama might have won if he had focused on those three states, michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania. hillary clinton playing barack obama wasn't going to win. >> very quickly, i want to talk about this poll. there's a new poll out from pew research that shows that president obama will end his presidency really on a high note. 45% of people surveyed say he will be remembered as an outstanding or above-average president. you think those numbers, howard, are going to help the democratic party going forward at all? >> yeah, i think they will. i think the biggest help to the democrats going forward is trump i
>> i think that was just obama being obama. none of us are perfect and we all have a sense of ourselves and he has a sense of himself. and it was david axelrod asking the question, so it was his friend. that's when he should have been on guard for and just passed on that. that would have been the smarter thing to do. >> your take, rick? >> that's right, when you're talking to friends, you tend to let your guard down. but barack obama might have won if he had focused on those...
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when you have an obama campaign, obama told us four years ago, when you can't talk about your record you have to play games like this. he can't talk about their record and we will be happy to. that's their campaign and it's sad and pathetic and delusional. >> before you go, i want to ask you about the latest rumors surrounding condoleezza rice for romney's vp pick. house majority leader eric cantor gave what sounded like a pretty resounding endorsement last night. >> i'm a big fan of condi rice. she bring -- i think there's a lot of people that are qualified. certainly she would be qualified. >> is she a top candidate? >> here's the great thing, on the republican p side as opposed to the democrats, we have so many great, talent republicans out there. i'm not privy to the vp pick and no one is aside from mitt romney. when you look at marco rubio, paul ryan, rob portman, we have a great talent pool. and, you know, that's why, again, they don't want to talk about the future, we're happy to talk about the future. >> you're not even answering the condi rice question, are you, barbara? >>
when you have an obama campaign, obama told us four years ago, when you can't talk about your record you have to play games like this. he can't talk about their record and we will be happy to. that's their campaign and it's sad and pathetic and delusional. >> before you go, i want to ask you about the latest rumors surrounding condoleezza rice for romney's vp pick. house majority leader eric cantor gave what sounded like a pretty resounding endorsement last night. >> i'm a big fan...
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care and those who want to destroy obama care. and congresswoman ellmers and her colleagues in the republican party are not asking questions with the intent of making the program work better, making it easier to get on obama care, get through on the computer. if that were to happen, popularity would increase, which is the last thing they want. so this goes to motive. their motive is to undermine and kill this program. the problem we have is that they don't have the votes to do that. that won't happen until 2017 at the very earliest and very likely not then because by then the program will be entrenched and popular. so they have lost the war and they're trying to win a couple of battles in the meantime. i feel badly for her constituents. i thought you asked her a very good question which is the reason that they're going to see premium increases is because north carolina and some other states controlled by extremist republicans have refused free federal money to help with the citizens of their state. this is just -- it's really almo
care and those who want to destroy obama care. and congresswoman ellmers and her colleagues in the republican party are not asking questions with the intent of making the program work better, making it easier to get on obama care, get through on the computer. if that were to happen, popularity would increase, which is the last thing they want. so this goes to motive. their motive is to undermine and kill this program. the problem we have is that they don't have the votes to do that. that won't...
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obama wants to put it into obama care and a new entitlement for health care. whereas ryan wants to put us on a more sustainable fiscal path. that's a big difference. >> he wants to put us on a sustainable fiscal path, why won't he raise revenues? why doesn't his plan reduce the deficit? it doesn't deal with the debt that the republican plans have actually added on? paul ryan is the guy who voted for the tax cut that added trillions of of dollars to the debt. he voted for tarp. he voted for the automobile bailout. now he wants to be a deficit hog. it just doesn't add up. >> i hear your point. >> i think the american people can see through it. >> real quickly, i want to play something. take a look. >> i think we're either today going to escalate into nuclear war, duh this is not the campaign either candidates want but it's really escalated. >> are we watching a game of political chicken? >> i think so. only 80 some odd days left and that's what it's going to be from here on out. >> okay. erin mcpike, j.p. frair, and keith stick around. thanks to all three of you
obama wants to put it into obama care and a new entitlement for health care. whereas ryan wants to put us on a more sustainable fiscal path. that's a big difference. >> he wants to put us on a sustainable fiscal path, why won't he raise revenues? why doesn't his plan reduce the deficit? it doesn't deal with the debt that the republican plans have actually added on? paul ryan is the guy who voted for the tax cut that added trillions of of dollars to the debt. he voted for tarp. he voted...
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i didn't run on obama care light. i didn't run on allowing the death spiral of obama care to continue to subsidize it with taxpayer money. we're $500 billion in debt right now. there is no money to expand medicaid unless you want to raise taxes. we're cutting taxes, so you have to be honest with people. we're going to keep a lot of stuff that was in obama care. i think we can do better and i don't want to defeat it, i want to make it better. >> if you lose -- >> i think what will happen and the reason we're coming out now, is that now the discussion begins. but if the people that are in favor of the current bill know there is not 50 votes for it, perhaps the discussion will begin in easternest to make it better. >> are the challenges depicted the way you want. >> this is supposedly a draft. at the meeting this morning, everyone here said they were still open to changes. i think you only get changes if you show you have power to change it. >> i am a favor of reading the bills before i pass them, but i have legislation
i didn't run on obama care light. i didn't run on allowing the death spiral of obama care to continue to subsidize it with taxpayer money. we're $500 billion in debt right now. there is no money to expand medicaid unless you want to raise taxes. we're cutting taxes, so you have to be honest with people. we're going to keep a lot of stuff that was in obama care. i think we can do better and i don't want to defeat it, i want to make it better. >> if you lose -- >> i think what will...
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the obama/biden campaign unveiled its catholic vote. 52% in favor of obama over joe biden. mat trick murphy of pennsylvania, catholic president matt smith, it's good to have you here. catholics have voted for the winner eight out of nine of the last presidential elections. so why has there been such a strong correlation between the winner of the election and the winner of the catholic vote? >> well, thomas, thanks for having me on the show. i really care about both my faith and my country. so i appreciate the opportunity. and i think the reason why catholic is so important -- the catholic vote, because it's not monolithic. the reason barack obama and joe biden won four years ago is because their policies clearly mirror the teachings of jesus christ and what it's all about and that's to say they are the least among us. >> are catholics looking for that, for someone who supports the least among us? >> the least among us begins with the unborn. and what this administration has done has been one of the most pro abortion in this history. that's the settled issue of our church, f
the obama/biden campaign unveiled its catholic vote. 52% in favor of obama over joe biden. mat trick murphy of pennsylvania, catholic president matt smith, it's good to have you here. catholics have voted for the winner eight out of nine of the last presidential elections. so why has there been such a strong correlation between the winner of the election and the winner of the catholic vote? >> well, thomas, thanks for having me on the show. i really care about both my faith and my...
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should president obama go it alone if he has to? keith weighed in. if congress votes, i say certain the house votes no. chance to humiliate obama before the world. they won't pass that up. from pat, he shouldn't do it even if he had support. lynn says no. not by ourselves. it needs to be an allied nation's action. the conversation goes on, on twitter and facebook. >>> all right. based on that last segment, it's time now for your go and do. today's friday feature, we have an individual or an organization that's reaching out to improve the lives of others. the group is uplifting the spirits of veterans and those that have returned from the fwhars afghanistan and iraq. team rwb which stands for team red, white and blue. take a listen to how one member describes the experience. >> you get out of the military and the number one thing you miss is the brotherhood that you had with all your fellow friends that you met during you're service. ever since i joined team red, white and blue, i have that again. >> so you can learn more from team red, white and blue
should president obama go it alone if he has to? keith weighed in. if congress votes, i say certain the house votes no. chance to humiliate obama before the world. they won't pass that up. from pat, he shouldn't do it even if he had support. lynn says no. not by ourselves. it needs to be an allied nation's action. the conversation goes on, on twitter and facebook. >>> all right. based on that last segment, it's time now for your go and do. today's friday feature, we have an individual...
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is this just more obama care witch hunting? >> i actually think if my republican colleagues would yoz more of their speeches and their opportunities to speak to their constituents as to how they can enroll, for many of them for the first time in affordable health care as opposed to being on this witch hunt and attacking the president and the administration and what we're trying to accomplish here. it is more than just a website. it's about giving an opportunity for people to afford health care and to change their lives. my republican colleagues are on a quest for problems to exploit as opposed to finding problems to fix and to find a solution for. i think that we'll get through all this and at the end of the day mike medicare part d, i didn't vote for it but i helped work through the glitches. i think the same thing will happen here. in the end, the affordable care act is here to stay and millions of americans will benefit from it. >> congressman joe crowly, thanks. >>> joining me now , bob, it's great to have you here. the rep
is this just more obama care witch hunting? >> i actually think if my republican colleagues would yoz more of their speeches and their opportunities to speak to their constituents as to how they can enroll, for many of them for the first time in affordable health care as opposed to being on this witch hunt and attacking the president and the administration and what we're trying to accomplish here. it is more than just a website. it's about giving an opportunity for people to afford health...
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we continue to await those remarks from president obama. he'll be speaking about his signature legislation, the affordable care act and expected to announce plans for some sort of fix for people that they would like to keep their insurance policies that were kicked off of them because of the standard of care. we want to go now to actually speaker boehner who was speaking about what we want to learn more about this potential fix. let's take a listen. >> the american people to pay a ransom of higher taxes to enact common-sense policies that even the president has pushed for. when it comes to obama care it's clear that the american people simply can't trust this white house. the white house has said americans could trust them when they submitted their personal information, that the website was tested and was secure well, that hasn't happened. the website security wasn't tested before the launch and it has, in fact, been compromised. president obama announced that the premiums would not go up. instead, americans seeing premiums go up and go up
we continue to await those remarks from president obama. he'll be speaking about his signature legislation, the affordable care act and expected to announce plans for some sort of fix for people that they would like to keep their insurance policies that were kicked off of them because of the standard of care. we want to go now to actually speaker boehner who was speaking about what we want to learn more about this potential fix. let's take a listen. >> the american people to pay a ransom...